DE69002741T2 - Bumper device for a motor vehicle. - Google Patents

Bumper device for a motor vehicle.

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Publication number
DE69002741T2
DE69002741T2 DE90312899T DE69002741T DE69002741T2 DE 69002741 T2 DE69002741 T2 DE 69002741T2 DE 90312899 T DE90312899 T DE 90312899T DE 69002741 T DE69002741 T DE 69002741T DE 69002741 T2 DE69002741 T2 DE 69002741T2
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Prior art keywords
motor vehicle
bumper device
bumper
vehicle
motor
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Expired - Fee Related
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DE90312899T
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German (de)
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DE69002741D1 (en
Inventor
Ronald Carpenter
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Ford Werke GmbH
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Ford Werke GmbH
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60R—VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B60R19/00—Wheel guards; Radiator guards, e.g. grilles; Obstruction removers; Fittings damping bouncing force in collisions
    • B60R19/02—Bumpers, i.e. impact receiving or absorbing members for protecting vehicles or fending off blows from other vehicles or objects
    • B60R19/18—Bumpers, i.e. impact receiving or absorbing members for protecting vehicles or fending off blows from other vehicles or objects characterised by the cross-section; Means within the bumper to absorb impact
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60R—VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B60R19/00—Wheel guards; Radiator guards, e.g. grilles; Obstruction removers; Fittings damping bouncing force in collisions
    • B60R19/02—Bumpers, i.e. impact receiving or absorbing members for protecting vehicles or fending off blows from other vehicles or objects
    • B60R19/24—Arrangements for mounting bumpers on vehicles
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60R—VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B60R19/00—Wheel guards; Radiator guards, e.g. grilles; Obstruction removers; Fittings damping bouncing force in collisions
    • B60R19/02—Bumpers, i.e. impact receiving or absorbing members for protecting vehicles or fending off blows from other vehicles or objects
    • B60R19/18—Bumpers, i.e. impact receiving or absorbing members for protecting vehicles or fending off blows from other vehicles or objects characterised by the cross-section; Means within the bumper to absorb impact
    • B60R2019/1806—Structural beams therefor, e.g. shock-absorbing
    • B60R2019/1813—Structural beams therefor, e.g. shock-absorbing made of metal
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60R—VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B60R19/00—Wheel guards; Radiator guards, e.g. grilles; Obstruction removers; Fittings damping bouncing force in collisions
    • B60R19/02—Bumpers, i.e. impact receiving or absorbing members for protecting vehicles or fending off blows from other vehicles or objects
    • B60R19/18—Bumpers, i.e. impact receiving or absorbing members for protecting vehicles or fending off blows from other vehicles or objects characterised by the cross-section; Means within the bumper to absorb impact
    • B60R2019/186—Additional energy absorbing means supported on bumber beams, e.g. cellular structures or material
    • B60R2019/1873—Cellular materials

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Vibration Dampers (AREA)
DE90312899T 1989-12-19 1990-11-28 Bumper device for a motor vehicle. Expired - Fee Related DE69002741T2 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US07/452,490 US4961603A (en) 1989-12-19 1989-12-19 Vehicle bumper system

Publications (2)

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DE69002741D1 DE69002741D1 (en) 1993-09-16
DE69002741T2 true DE69002741T2 (en) 1993-12-16

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US (1) US4961603A (en)
EP (1) EP0434240B1 (en)
DE (1) DE69002741T2 (en)

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DE69002741D1 (en) 1993-09-16
EP0434240A1 (en) 1991-06-26
EP0434240B1 (en) 1993-08-11

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Legal Events

Date Code Title Description
8364 No opposition during term of opposition
8339 Ceased/non-payment of the annual fee